777way From Pakistan, joined Dec 2005, 5155 posts, RR: 4 Posted (4 years 4 months 2 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 2578 times:
China Southern have pulled out of Lagos, wont be surprise dif they return as did Hainan to Dubai and Luanda in November after sevral months of suspension, CZ had also announced intentions for Cairo in 2006 and confirmed plans for Luanda from Guangzhou via Dubai in 2007 but neither took off.
BA319-131 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 8258 posts, RR: 56 Reply 4, posted (4 years 4 months 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 2342 times:
As far as I can understand, the route was more for political purposes than revenue, I understand China has a vested interest in certain parts of Africa, hence the flights.
I guess the losses were too much to bear, more so than political requirements.
Qantas744ER From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1251 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (4 years 4 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 2260 times:
Quoting SeansasLCY (Reply 2): This was China Eastern if i remember correctly.
777way From Pakistan, joined Dec 2005, 5155 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (4 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1843 times:
Quoting AF022 (Reply 3): Very hard to make a long, multi-stop flight like this 2 or 3 times a week. They were probably losing lots of money on the DXB-LOS sector.
MaverickM11 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 15720 posts, RR: 48 Reply 8, posted (4 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1527 times:
Quoting 777way (Reply 6): It was routed Beijing-Dubai-Lagos with A332.
It's odd that the carrier with CAN as a hub routes the African flight out of PEK, when CAN has an incredible amount of demand to Africa. In fact CANLOS alone is about twice the size of CANPEK. Granted CAN<>Africa is probably mostly Africa point of sale and slightly less premium than PEK, it's still a major hub for CZ.
Carnoc From China, joined Oct 2001, 875 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (4 years 4 months 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1196 times:
I won't be surprised to see China Southern pulling out of more overseas markets over the next year or so as even the airline's new chairman is terribly worried about the outlook next year according to http://en.carnoc.com/list/9/9757.html
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